Description : Name the volcano in the continental United States that erupted in May 1980.
Last Answer : ANSWER: MOUNT ST. HELENS
Description : Which of the following is not categorised under geologic hazard? (A) Tropical cyclone (B) Earthquakes (C) Volcano (D) Floods
Last Answer : Tropical cyclone
Description : Iceland is least likely to have w) a fissure eruption x) a lava plateau y) an explosive eruption z) a shield volcano
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION
Description : All of the following are TRUE of the Paricutin volcano except w) its slopes are steep x) it is a lava cone y) it is located in Mexico z) it was built over a short period of time
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IT IS A LAVA CONE
Description : What is the world's largest active volcano?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MAUNA LOA, HAWAII
Description : The Hawaiian Islands are what type of volcano? w) shield x) composite y) cinder cone
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SHIELD
Description : An example of a typical shield volcano is: w) Washington's Mount Rainier x) Hawaii's Mauna Loa y) Ecuador's Mount Cotopaxi z) Japan's Mount Fuji
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HAWAII'S MAUNA LOA
Description : Lassen Peak is an active volcano in the United States In what state is Lassen Peak located?
Last Answer : ANSWER: CALIFORNIA
Description : A type of volcano composed of mainly pyroclastics is termed: w) cinder cone x) shield cone y) composite cone z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CINDER CONE
Description : The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it: w) igneous x) metamorphic y) sedimentary z) fossilized
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IGNEOUS
Description : A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep-sided and very tall is known as: w) Syncline x) Composite cone y) Anticline z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COMPOSITE CONE
Description : What was the volcano called which erupted in 1883 with a big bang?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July 2007 located? (1) Japan (2) Indonesia (3) Russia (4) France
Last Answer : (2) Indonesia Explanation: Mount Gamkonora is a stratovolcano on Halmahera island, Indonesia. With an elevation of 1.560 metres, it is the highest peak on the island. It has produced an elongated series of ... July 10, 2007, with over 8,000 people reported to have fled their homes in the vicinity.
Description : What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016? (1) Mount Singabung (2) Mount Merapi (3) Mount Rinjani (4) Mount Agung
Last Answer : (1) Mount Singabung Explanation: Chabahar Portis a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Jran’s only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti. India will develop and operate the Chabahar port.
Last Answer : Mount Singabung
Last Answer : Indonesia
Description : The aquifer of a famous artesian formation in the Great Plains is a layer of rock called the: w) Clinton limestone x) Dakota sandstone y) Pierre shale z) Vermont marble
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAKOTA SANDSTONE
Description : Which of the following is a famous hanging trough waterfall? w) Yellowstone Falls x) Yosemite Falls y) Niagara Falls z) Victoria Falls
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- YOSEMITE FALLS
Description : Which American hero captured a British frigate off Scarborough in 1779?
Last Answer : John Paul Jones
Description : Australia became a nation in __________ (A) 1779. (B) 1787. (C) 1901. (D) 1931.
Last Answer : (C) 1901.
Description : As per IS: 1139, permissible stress in compression steel reinforcement for High Yield strength deformed bars is [ A ] 140 N/mm2 [ B ] 190 N/mm2 [ C ] 230 N/mm2 [ D ] 415 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ B ] 190 N/mm2
Description : As per IS:1139, the characteristic yield strength for cold twisted deformed bars is [ A ] 250 N/mm2 [ B ] 415 N/mm2 [ C ] 500 N/mm2 [ D ] 550 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ C ] 500 N/mm2
Description : As per IS:1139, the characteristic yield strength for hot rolled High yield strength deformed bars is [ A ] 250 N/mm2 [ B ] 415 N/mm2 [ C ] 500 N/mm2 [ D ] 550 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ B ] 415 N/mm2
Description : What did Eli Whitney invention the cotton gin lead to in 1793?
Last Answer : The result of the gin was cotton production went up and thepopulation of slaves increased. By 1860 there were 6 million slaveson plantations.
Description : In fever 1793 how is mother treated for yellow fever?
Description : What happened in 1793 in Philadelphia?
Last Answer : Yellow fever was attacking and killing many people in 1793 and it was the deadliest illness in America recorded in our history....
Description : The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by – (1) Regulating Act of 1773 (2) Pitts India Act of 1784 (3) Charter Act of 1793 (4) Charter Act of 1813
Last Answer : (1) Regulating Act of 1773 Explanation: The Regulating Act of 1773 established a supreme court at Fort William, Calcutta. It consisted of one Chief Justice and three other regular judges or ... was the supreme judiciary over all British subjects including the provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Description : In 1793 Eli Whitney, an American school teacher invented................ (a) Flying Shuttle (b) Power Loom (c) Cotton Gin (d) Water Frame
Last Answer : (c) Cotton Gin
Description : Where does moraine form- —
Last Answer : Glacial region
Description : …………….. refers to the collection of information pertinent to systems Project. A) Data transfer B) Data gathering C) Data Embedding D) Data Request
Last Answer : B) Data gathering
Description : Consequences of the Earth's Rotation
Last Answer : The earth rotates rotates on its axis taking approximately approximately 24 hours to complete complete one rotation. rotation. This has important environmental consequences. 1. Rotation creates a diurnal ... of water in the oceans called gyres. The Coriolis force only operates on large features.
Description : From which of the following factor has not influence the drainage density: (A) Climate (B) Topography (C) Soil infiltration capacity (D) Anthropogenic activity (E) Vegetation (F) Geology
Last Answer : (D) Anthropogenic activity
Description : The volume rate of flow of water at a point in a given time is: (A) Competence (B) Viscosity (C) Discharge (D) Capacity
Last Answer : (C) Discharge
Description : Which of the following is not one of the three broad types of channel pattern? (A) Straight (B) Serrated (C) Braided (D) Meandering
Last Answer : (B) Serrated
Description : What type of drainage pattern would you expect to find where the main streams are parallel and very long and the edge of the folded sedimentary rock (weak and resistant) forms long parallel belts? (A) Dendritic (B) Rectangular (C) Radial (D) Trellised
Last Answer : (D) Trellised
Description : Terraces are remnants of former: (A) Rivers (B) Alluvial fans (C) Floodplains (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Floodplains
Description : Which of the following is not one of the channel pattern? (A) Braided (B) Narrow (C) Meandering (D) Straight
Last Answer : (B) Narrow
Description : Subsidence results due to the constant or excess removal of ground water deplete the water table and increases the area of ____________. (A) Water table (B) Ground surface (C) Zone of saturation (D) Vadose zone
Last Answer : (D) Vadose zone
Description : ________are defined as free falling fragments of rocks from steep cliff or slope. (A) Rockfalls (B) Toppling (C) Debris avalanche (D) Earthflow
Last Answer : (A) Rockfalls
Description : In translational slides, movement _______ to planes of weakness and occasionally _____to slope. (A) Parallel, parallel (B) Parallel, perpendicular (C) Perpendicular, parallel (D) Perpendicular, perpendicular
Last Answer : (A) Parallel, parallel
Description : Which one of the following is not an internal factor affects in slope processes? (A) Lithology of the materials on the slope (B) Ground water or rain water (run off) (C) Geological Structures (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Last Answer : (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Description : Which of the following is not depends on shear strength of the material? (A) Cohesion (B) Internal friction (C) Normal stress (D) Mass of the material
Last Answer : (D) Mass of the material
Description : Driving force can be increased by: (A) Decrease in amount of material on slope (B) Increase in slope angle (C) Decrease in slope angle (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Increase in slope angle
Description : Abrupt uplift and gentle subsidence are indicative of: (A) Hat microatoll (B) Hemispherical coral head (C) Cup microatoll (D) Cylindrical coral head
Last Answer : (C) Cup microatoll
Description : What is the subsidence occurred at Great Nicobar Island due to 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 5 m (B) 3 m (C) 10 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 3 m
Description : What is the rupture length of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 500 km (B) 5000 km (C) 1200 km (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1200 km
Description : Which is the largest subduction earthquake? (A)1960 Chile earthquake (B) 1905 Kangra earthquake (C) 2011 Tohuku earthquake (D)2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
Last Answer : (A)1960 Chile earthquake
Description : Tsunami waves are generated with the earthquake. True or false. (A) False (B) True (C) None of these
Last Answer : (B) True
Description : Tunneling _____________ to the fold axis is not at all desirable. (A) Perpendicular (B) Parallel (C) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Perpendicular
Description : Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite
Last Answer : (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts